锡生藤(Cissampelos pareira L.)为防已科(Menispermaceae)植物,分布在热带及亚热带地区,中南美洲、非洲东部、印度、东南亚及我国云南均有生长。国外利用其根部为结石症的利尿药,又用为通经药。果食和苗也供药用。Kock(1936年)报告,其中含有酚性生物碱和季胺盐基。Floreani(1936年)由根中分离出皂甙、糖类和有机酸。Wiggers(1940年)曾从南美洲产的锡生藤中分离出无定 Cissampelos pareira L. is a plant of the family Menispermaceae and is found in tropical and subtropical regions. It grows in Central and South America, Eastern Africa, India, Southeast Asia, and Yunnan, China. The use of diuretic drugs in the roots of lithiasis abroad is also used as a prescription drug. Fruit and seedlings are also used for medicinal purposes. Kock (1936) reported that it contained phenolic alkaloids and quaternary ammonium salts. Floreani (1936) isolated saponins, sugars and organic acids from roots. Wiggers (1940) had isolated from the tinned vines produced in South America